Commission to consider crosswalk safety
Lawrence City Commission agenda highlights ¢ 6:35 p.m. Tuesday ¢ City Hall, Sixth and Massachusetts streets ¢ Sunflower Broadband Channel 25 ¢ Meeting documents online at www.lawrenceks.org
Bottom line
Commissioners will consider either installing flashing beacons or authorizing a crossing guard for a crosswalk along 27th Street near Sunflower School.
Background
Members of the city’s Public Works Department have studied the safety of the area and said that both a flashing beacon and a crosswalk are warranted.
Other business
Consent agenda
¢ receive minutes from various boards and commissions.
¢ approve all claims.
¢ approve licenses as recommended by the Department of Administrative Services.
¢ approve appointments as recommended by mayor.
¢ bid and purchase items:
a.) award bid for one breathing air compressor for the Fire/Medical department to Contrad Fire Equipment for $41,235.80
b.) approve the purchase of one equipment fire hose dryer from Circul Air Corp. for $13,760.
c.) authorize city manager to sign a purchase order with Landplan Engineering for additional services for Monterey Way and Peterson Road projects for $15,780.16.
d.) authorize the purchase of Selection Technologies VoicePermits base system and SunGard HTE interface support for Neighborhood Resources for automated inspection scheduling for $51,250.
e.) set bid date for the Sixth and Indiana and 17th and Massachusetts sewer improvement project for Jan. 10.
f.) approve bid for basic bus shelter maintenance for $33,743.52 to SS Window Cleaning.
g.) award bid for 2006 Water Treatment Chemicals.
h.) set bid date of Dec. 20 for sidewalk improvements along Yale Road west of Iowa Street.
¢ adopt on first reading an ordinance to rezone 36.901 acres from RS-2 Single Family to PRD-1 Planned Residential Development east of Monterey Way (extended) and north of Peterson Road.
¢ adopt on second and final reading:
a.) ordinance allowing parking along the south side of the Clinton Parkway Frontage Road in front of 3705 Parkway from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sundays.
b.) ordinance establishing no parking along the east side of Silicon Avenue
c.) ordinance to rezone 4.50 acres from PRD-2 to PID-1 Planned Industrial Development north of Bob Billings Parkway between Wakarusa Drive and Research Park Drive.
d.) ordinance to rezone 3.88 acres from PRD-2 to M-1 Industrial north of Bob Billings Parkway between Wakarusa Drive and Research Park Drive.
e.) ordinance to rezone 10.281 acres from A Agriculture to RS-2 at 515 Monterey Way.
¢ approve rezonings and direct staff to prepare ordinances for future approval:
l 0.53 acres from C-5 Commercial to RO-1A Residence Office at the southeast corner of West Seventh and Arkansas streets.
l 0.34 acre from C-5 to RO-1 at 640 Ark.
l 0.35 acre from RM-1 Multi-Family to RO-1 at 630-632 Ark. and 634-636 Ark.
l 1.52 acres from RO-2 to O-1 Office at 1015 West Sixth Street at
l 2.11 acres from RM-1 to RS-2 at south of West Sixth Street between Missouri and Illinois streets.
l 3.04 acres from RS-1 to RM-D duplex at 2620 Haskell Ave.
l 6.8 acres from A to RM-D for property north of Bob Billings Parkway between Kansas Highway 10 and Diamondhead Subdivision.
l 20.77 acres from A to RS-2 for property north of Bob Billings Parkway between Kansas Highway 10 and Diamondhead Subdivision
l 1.53 acres from PCD-2 to PCD-2 with expanded uses at the southeast corner of North Iowa Street and Riverridge Road.
¢ approve revisions to the use permitted upon review for Lawrence Memorial Hospital Master Plan to allow for expansion of the hospital.
¢ approve preliminary development plan to add a package liquor store at the southeast corner of North Iowa Street and Riverridge Road.
Regular agenda
¢ consider Traffic Safety Commission recommendation concerning crossing guard or flashing beacon on West 27th Street near Inverness Drive.
¢ consider approving an update to the Industrial and Employment-Related Land Use Chapter of Horizon 2020.
¢ consider adoption of hierarchy of land use plans policy.
¢ provide direction to staff regarding selection of a consultant to facilitate the City Commission’s annual goal setting session.
¢ recess into executive session for 45 minutes to discuss matters deemed privileged under the attorney-client relationship and to discuss personnel matters.